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neighbourhood in De Fryske Marren

Sint Nicolaasga

3,360 residents · postal code 8521 · Part of Sint Nicolaasga, De Fryske Marren

  • no. 7,675 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 39 of 68 in De Fryske Marren

Scores per pillar

Deep in the Fryske Marren, with just 305 residents per square kilometre, Sint Nicolaasga leans on its greenery: nature scores 8.5 and safety 8.8, with crime at nearly 14 per 1,000 people present. Set against that, housing and social both linger around 4.2. The nearest railway station lies more than fifteen kilometres off. Over a quarter of residents are 65 or older, and home values stay below the national middle.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
6.6 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
15.3 km
Hospital
7.3 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
6.7 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
13.8
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 326,000
Owner-occupied
66%
Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
12%
Income per resident
€ 31,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 12%25–45 22%45–65 25%65+ 27%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
33%
Single-person households
34%
Residents per km²
305

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Sint Nicolaasga calculated?

Sint Nicolaasga scores 5.6 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Sint Nicolaasga a safe neighbourhood?

Sint Nicolaasga scores 8.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.